“The relationship between capitalism and eco-disaster is neither coincidental nor accidental: capital’s ‘need of a constantly expanding market’, its ‘growth fetish’, mean that capitalism is by its very nature opposed to any notion of sustainability.”
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The relationship between capitalism and eco-disaster is neither coincidental nor accidental: capital’s ‘need of a constantly expanding market’, its ‘growth fetish’, mean that capitalism is by its very nature opposed to any notion of sustainability. Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism: Is there no alternative? [Amazon, Bookshop, Publisher, Local Library] Consider also: “Toiler of ages, Culling sweetness […]
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-war-term-environmental-consequences-destruction.html
This giant sponge has accumulated pollutants from industrial and agricultural areas in the Dnipro catchment.
…the exposed sediments are contaminated with approximately 83.3 thousand tons of highly toxic heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and nickel. The researchers also draw parallels with the potential dangers posed by aging dams.
Water is misused as a weapon when infrastructure and water resources are deliberately destroyed in armed conflicts. Water resources and infrastructure are also affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine: In June 2023, the Kakhovka Dam, which held water from one of Europe's largest reservoirs, collapsed as a result of military damage.
Could Houthi-sunk ship Rubymar spell eco-disaster for the Red Sea?
‘Time is of the essence’: Greenpeace director warns that urgent strategy is needed to protect the Red Sea from catastrophic environmental damage.
I had been wondering about this, but mainstream media barely touched on it. An environmental disaster in the Red Sea could be imminent due to terrorism.
#NutTrees in #CA are an all-around #ClimateChange and #ECODisaster. There is no future for them, no matter the market conditions.
JPMorgan, Citi named among top financiers of Amazon oil and gas projects
Decades of oil spills have polluted rivers and streams throughout the Amazon Rainforest, affecting wildlife and destroying the homes of Indigenous peoples. But the oil and gas industry doesn’t act alone — it gets financing from big banks to maintain its pipelines and expand operations.
New research has found that eight major banks are responsible:
JPMorgan Chase
Itaú Unibanco
Citibank
HSBC
Banco Santander
Bank of America
Banco Bradesco
Goldman Sachs
you know what to do.
#amazon #oil #gas #ecodisaster #pollution #poison #indigenous #wildlife #destruction #capitalism #planetkillers #BDS
Decades of oil spills have polluted rivers and streams throughout the Amazon Rainforest, affecting wildlife and destroying the homes of Indigenous peoples. But the oil and gas industry doesn’t act alone — it gets financing from big banks to maintain its pipelines and expand operations. New research has found that eight major banks are responsible […]